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African Slavery 1
Europeans sailed to Africa to gather spices nad silks found there. They traded with them and in the process they also increased the slavery rate. -
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African Slavery 3
The amount of guns was increased and there was more violence in the area. This caused more fighting among everyone and it weakened different groups. This also made t easier for Europeans to take over. -
1500
African Slavery 2
Europeans started to sell African guns and Goods in Exchange for Slaves. The slaves were taken over seas to America to work in fields and workers. 13 million people we forcibly moved from their homeland to work. At least 20% of the population that was moved did not survive the trip from Africa to America. -
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African Slavery 4 - 1500
Europeans increased the Slavery rate. They also began to sell guns and different weapons in trade for slaves. they were transported over seas and put to work. -
Colonization 1
The Europeans were taking over another country for their resources. They wanted to control them because they knew how much their resources meant to them and how much they needed it. -
Colonization 6 - Slavery
In the early 1800's Europeans were colonizing or taking over another country for the resources it can provide. Also, the Europeans knew that the Africans had many of the records that they needed. -
Colonization 2
Europeans baned slavery, and built schools, hospitals, roads, and railroads. They made the people and cultured of Africa mad and disappointed. In 1920 Kenya began a fight for their freedom from Great Britain. In 1960, after fighting the British, Nigeria because Independent. -
Europe
The worst group established in the 1900 was deffenatqy the Belgium Congo. Most African suffered while they were being "held." Their land was taken and they were working for little or no pay. -
South Africa 3 1910
In 1910 South Africa was declared independence from Great Britain. South Africans were forced to live and work where whites demanded. Blacks could not marry white people, and they received poor health care and schooling. Black South Africans were not allowed to vote so they had no say in the government. -
Colonization 5
Nearly all Africans suffered when their land was taken and they were forced to work for little or no pay. Though Europeans banned slavery, and built many buildings for people to use, Europeans still damaged them and their land. -
South Africa-Nelson Mandela
Mandela was a great leader of the African National Congress. He was most known for his protesting and the electing of president. he was arrested for his actions and was sentenced to the rest of his life in prison. -
South Africa - Nelson Mandela 2
Mandela protested in 1989, but soon after he realized that he could no longer continue. He got released in 1990. Soon after he was elected the new president. -
South Africa 2.5
Mandela was reelected from prison. This got peoples attention. Famous people protested and made this story big. They made it so that people would know who he was and so that people talked about what they can do to change it. -
South Africa 1
In africa, on some beaches there are signs put up so that white and black people can't swim in the same area. Sigs said that there were only to be people of the white race on the beaches and in the water. -
Colonization 3
In the 1900s caused by the events of World War II Africans began to rebel against colonization. The Kikuyu people of Kenya began a political organization in the 1920s to fight for their freedom from Great Britain. -
Sudan 1
North, most people were either Muslim Arab, but in the south they were not. After gaining Independence, people in the south fought with people on the north. This led to 2 siva wars lasting from 1956 to 1957 and the other, 1983 to 2005. Millions of people died for their countries. -
Sudan 3
After Sudan gained their independence, people in the south went against their own. This caused 2 cilvil wars that lasted many, many, years. These wars killed millions and devastated many families -
Independence
Even though they were free, life was not perfect for them in their time. things were even harder because they made different countries in with no regard to the ethnic groups and separated them with the lines. -
Independence 2
Nigeria suffered from violence among its many ethnic groups. In 1976 the Igbo people tried to declare themselves independent. They named their new country Biafra. This led to a civil was in witch over a. billion people died. They they remained to be a part on Nigeria. -
Colonization 4
It took years but Kenya later became independent in 1963. Jomo Kenyatta would become the first independent leader. In 1960 Nigeria became independent after a fierce struggle against the British too. -
Rwanda 1
2 ethnic groups are divided in Rwanda. The Belgium government preferred the Tusi and used them to control the Hutu people. After the Hutu people took control, Independence came to Rwanda. The country continued to have violence until 1994. -
Rwanda
800,000 to 1 million Tutsi people were murdered. But later the Tutsi got back into power. Many people of Hutus escaped into the Democratic Republic of Congo where the Hutu and Tutsi continued to fight. -
Independence for Africans 1
Usually After a country is declared Independent, things tend to get better. This was not the case for people in Africa. Things were made more difficult because the Europeans made a line and many different ethnic groups Were located right in the middle of the line. -
Sudan 4
Sudanese are people that live in Sudan. Most people believe that the actions of the Sudanese Government and the Headers is to kill many groups of people. -
Arab Spring 2
In Liberia, dictator Muammar Qaddafi did not step down like he was told, therefore a war broke out between them. The United stated supported the people fighting against Qaddafi. He was killed in 2011, and a new government was put in his place. -
Arab Spring 1
Some of the worst outcomes of colonialism was in countries with weak governments. In 2010, people in Tunisia began to want a more democratic government. This became known as the Arab Spring. In Tunisia protestors used social media to spread their message against a government that was corrupt, high prices and human rights abuses. -
Sudan 2-Darfur
In Darfur west of Sudan, water is scarce. Farmers need water for their plants to grow so that they can make a profit. Farmers fought with herders for water to help their plants grow. Almost 300,000 people were kicked out of their homes and between 100,000 and 400,000 people were murdered. -
Arab Spring 3 - Attacks and Violence
After they got the new government, not everyone wanted to be a part of their community. They fought for land that was rich with oils. This violence led to there being opportunities for rebels to select bases and attack them while they fought each other. -
Arab Spring 4
At the beginning of the Arab Spring Egypt was under the leadership of President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak was a leader who had controlled Egypt for 30 years. He was forced to resign in 2011. Mubarak was replaced by a different government led by Mohammed Morsi in 2012. -
Arab Springs 5 - Morsi's term
Morsi’s term was not as long as others because in 2013, his government was overthrown by the military. The new government gave more power to the police and military.